The average discharge at the mouth of the Amazon River is 4,900,000 cubic feet per second. How much water is discharged from the Amazon River in one hour? In one year?
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Answer: Average discharge at the mouth of the Amazon River in 1 hour = [tex]1.764\times 10^{10}[/tex] cubic feet Average discharge at the mouth of the Amazon River in 1 year= [tex]3.66912\times10^{13}[/tex] cubic feet[/tex]Step-by-step explanation:Given : The average discharge at the mouth of the Amazon River =4,900,000 cubic feet per second.i.e. The average discharge at the mouth of the Amazon River in 1 second= 4,900,000 cubic feet Since 1 hour = 3600 secondsThen , the average discharge at the mouth of the Amazon River in 1 hour = [tex]4900000\times3600=17640000000[/tex] cubic feet Since , there are 2080 hours in a typical year.Then, the average discharge at the mouth of the Amazon River in 1 year= [tex]2080\times17640000000\\\\=36,691,200,000,000=3.66912\times10^{13}[/tex] cubic feet